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Food Stuffs | 07/17/06

This is why I don't do nice things for people. jamie had been on a human trafficking call for about 16 hours over the past
few days. While work was work for me it wasn't terribly grueling so I decided, out of the generosity of my heart, to bring her dinner. Since it was Monday
night the logical choice was Atlanta Bread Company since they have their chicken and dumpling soup. I threw Chompy in the car and picked up the phone to
call my order in.

Me :"Hi, I'd like a half and half with soup and soup and a second half and half with soup and fruit."
Her: "So you want a half and half with soup--and what do you want as your other half?"
Me: "Not exactly I'd like a half and half with soup and soup...and a second half and half with soup and fruit."
Her: "I'm not sure we can do that. Let me go ask D'Shawnte."
((two minutes later))
Her: "D'Shawnte said we can't do a half and half with two soups".
Me: "Why not?"
Her: "Because D'Shawnte said we can't do it."
Me: "Well, if D'Shawnte said so then I guess I'll just take a half and half with soup and fruit and I'll also take two bowls of soup."
Her: "Ok, I'll see you in ten minutes."
((ten minutes later))
Me: "Hi, I'm here for my carryout order."
Her: "Oooooh, I've got bad news. D'Shawnte said we're out of soup."
Me: "But we just talked on the phone and I ordered three bowls of it..."
Her: "Yeah, I guess we've been out for a while."
Me: "But I drove all the way here for it...why didn't you tell me that on the phone."
Her: "D'Shawnte didn't tell me we were out of soup. Do you still want your fruit?"
Me: "Yeah, I guess so."
Her: "That'll be $3.75."
Me: "But that's the charge for a full cup of fruit...I just wanted a half and half with a fruit."
Her: "But you're not getting a half and half now."
Me: "Yeah, no kidding. Listen, just forget it."
Her: "Wait sir, you made me feel bad. Howabout I let you have the fruit cup and something from the bakery for free."
Me: "Ok. Howabout a shortbread cookie?"
Her: "Ok. Thank you and have a nice night"
((I call Jamie and ask her what she wants from Chick-Fil-A))
((Chick-Fil-A Drive Through))
Me: "Hi, I'd like a value-sized 12 piece number 8 with a root beer, a chicken sandwich with extra pickles and a chocolate shake."
Her: "That's a value-sized 12 piece number 8 with a root beer, a chicken sandwich with extra pickles and a chocolate shake...Anything else for you?
Me: "Nope. That'll do it."
((I pull around))
Her: "Here you are sir."
((I look in the bag))
Me: "Hey, there are no nuggets in the bag."
Her: "Yes there are."
Me: "No, you can see for yourself--everything else is here except the nuggets."
Her (to coworkers): "Hey, did you guys put nuggets in that bag?"
Co-Workers: "Yeah!"
Her: "Your nuggets are in the bag."
Me: "No, they're really not." (as I start taking things out of the bag one by one)
Her: "Sir that's not necessary, here's another box of nuggets."
((I greedily take them and drive away))